One of sexism's fav ways to rear its ugly head is via dress code, and we got yet another disturbing example earlier this month when a 22-year-old named Bina Ramesh was allegedly kicked out of Six Flags... for wearing a v-neck.
"As I was entering Six Flags I was stopped by security because my top was considered inappropriate for the park's standards," she wrote on Facebook. "Apparently when a boy wears the same top it's fine, so thank you for swapping shirts with me in the parking lot because we still live in a world of ridiculous double standards."
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Bina later told Seventeen that the problem happened when she was reentering the park. Apparently, she noticed a security guard eyeing her the bralette she was wearing under her shirt after it turned neon in the lights of the metal detector.
"I was so upset and angry," she said in her interview with Seventeen. "My mother saw me leave the house this morning and she didn't think it was inappropriate. And how could I have been let in earlier that day by a female guard? Now suddenly the rules have changed when there's a male guard paying closer attention to my cleavage?"
The dress code Six Flags was supposedly enforcing reads as follows:
Six Flags has since responded to Bina's story. "We apologize for any inconvenience we may have caused this guest," a spokesperson told Seventeen in a statement. "Similar to many public venues, we strive to maintain a family-friendly environment."
Guess they should update the dress code to say that shirts are less "family-friendly when they have boobs underneath?
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